Bucket for the last stage of a steam turbine

ABSTRACT

A last-stage steam turbine bucket having a profile according to Charts I-XXXXI of Table I. 
     The bucket is divided into a number of profile sections each of which is a predetermined radial distance from the root section. Each point on a profile section at the predetermined radial distance from the root is defined by an X-Y coordinate and a radius R along the arc of a circle connecting adjacent points.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to turbines, particularly steam turbines, and particularly relates to a last-stage steam turbine bucket having improved aerodynamic efficiency and mechanical reliability.

BACKGROUND

Last-stage buckets for steam turbines have for some time been the subject of substantial developmental work. It is highly desirable to optimize the performance of these later-stage buckets to reduce aerodynamic losses, particularly when it is recognized that the last stage of a steam turbine is the highest loaded stage and contributes on the order of about 10% to the overall output of the turbine. As will be appreciated, last-stage buckets are exposed to a wide range of flows, pressures, loads and strong dynamic forces. Optimally, the bucket profile should be designed to match aerodynamically the flow of the nozzle to provide the desirable operating characteristics over a large operating range. Factors which affect the final bucket profile include the active length of the bucket, its pitch diameter and its high operating speed in both supersonic and subsonic flows. Damping and bucket fatigue are factors which must be considered in the mechanical design of the bucket and its profile. The buckets must also be tuned to avoid coincidence between their natural frequencies and the flow stimuli. Additionally, the bucket profile must accommodate a smooth transition from subsonic flow adjacent the root to supersonic flow adjacent the blade tip. These mechanical and dynamic response properties of the buckets as well as others, such as thermodynamic properties or material selection all influence the optimum bucket profile. In brief, last-stage steam turbine buckets require a precisely defined bucket profile for optimal aerodynamic performance with minimum losses over a wide operating range.

Bucket designs in the past have included continuous coupling of the buckets at their outer tip employing under and over-covers as well as tiewires at intermediate stations along the buckets. These continuous couplings and tiewires are incorporated in the present bucket design to reduce bucket response to stimuli in the working fluid, which could cause uncontrolled vibration of the buckets, for example, at their natural frequencies. Vibration, of course, is to be minimized or eliminated to avoid fatigue and eventual structural failure and these continuous couplings and tiewires, of course, affect the aerodynamic properties of the buckets. It is important also to seal the tips of the buckets to minimize aerodynamic loss from flow passing around the bucket tips. The appropriate bucket profile is also important to provide converging-diverging flow passages between adjacent buckets and untwisting of the buckets from an ambient over-twisted configuration to a desired profile configuration at rated operation condition to achieve maximum aerodynamic efficiency.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a bucket profile design for the last-stage bucket of a steam turbine which affords significantly enhanced aerodynamic performance and efficiencies and reduced losses while providing for (1) transonic convergent-divergent supersonic flow passages; (2) bucket overtwist to account for untwist at operating speed to optimize efficiency; (3) covers having radial sealing ribs to minimize tip leakage losses; (4) improved root section aerodynamics with nesting of the bucket dovetails to conform with the vane root aerodynamic profile for better root flow efficiency; (5) substantially improved blade incidence loss; (6) reduced section edge thickness; and (7) optimized flow distribution. Various mechanical improvements are embodied in the present invention, including a continuously coupled over and under cover design for structurally coupling and damping the buckets to minimize vibration, and a loose tiewire connection at mid-bucket for added structural damping. The design, however, is dominated by the desired flow characteristics of the buckets for use in a particular environment and the present invention provides a particular bucket profile optimizing these objectives.

In a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, there is provided a bucket for a steam turbine having a profile in accordance with Charts I-XIX; XXI-XXXIX; and XLI inclusive of Table I.

In a further preferred embodiment according to the present invention, there is provided a bucket for a steam turbine having a profile in accordance with the Charts I-XVIII; and XX-XL inclusive of Table I.

Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a novel and improved bucket for the last stage of a steam turbine having improved aerodynamic performance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1 and 2 are tangential and axial views, respectively, of a bucket constructed in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view looking radially inwardly along the roots of a pair of buckets illustrating the nested finger dovetail design;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view illustrating the dovetail fingers looking in a tangential direction;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary view illustrating the outer and inner covers on the tip of the bucket and the tip leakage control;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the tip of the bucket and the outer and inner covers;

FIG. 7 is an axial view of a plurality of the bucket tips with the outer and inner covers attached;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view between a pair of buckets adjacent their tiewire midpoint illustrating the material build-up from the theoretical desired aerodynamic profile illustrated by the dashed lines to the actual profile;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view representing the arrangement of the tiewires about the bucket wheel; and

FIG. 10 is a graph illustrating an airfoil section of the bucket profile as defined by the charts set forth in Table I of the following specification.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Reference will now be made in detail to a present preferred embodiment of the invention, an example of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Referring to the drawing FIGS. 1 and 2, the bucket of the present inventionis generally designated 10 and has a root section 12 connected to a finger dovetail 14 for connection to the wheel of the turbine, not shown. Bucket 10 also includes a tip 16 having radially projecting stepped tenons 18 and20 for receiving inner and outer covers, respectively, as described hereinafter. Adjacent the midpoint of the bucket, there is provided a built-up section 22 having an aperture for receiving a tiewire 24 (FIG. 8), also as described hereinafter, adjacent the bucket's midpoints for structural damping. Referring particularly to FIGS. 3 and 4, the dovetails14 have circumferentially projecting portions 26 between their opposite axial ends and corresponding circumferentially opening recesses 28 along their opposite sides. This enables the finger dovetails to nest one withinthe other to accommodate the extreme curvature of the root sections 12 of the buckets adjacent the finger dovetails as illustrated. The individual fingers 30 of the dovetail 14 are illustrated in FIG. 4, this type of connection being conventional.

Referring now to FIGS. 5-7, tip leakage control, as well as mechanical connections between adjacent blades to prevent aerodynamically excited vibrations at off design operating conditions as well as to afford dampingand structural strength include outer and inner covers 32 and 34, respectively. Covers 32 and 34 form a continuously coupled connection at the blade tips to, among other things, reduce bucket vibration responsive to stimulus in the working fluid. The inner and outer covers alternate in their connection between the tips of adjacent buckets. Thus, the inner covers 34 have openings 35 which receive the larger tenons 18 on the ends of the tips of adjacent buckets, coupling those adjacent buckets one to the other. The outer cover has openings which receive the outer tenons 20 of one of the pair of coupled buckets and connects that one bucket with the adjacent bucket of an adjacent pair of buckets coupled by the inner cover 34. The tenons 20 are peened to secure the covers and buckets one tothe other. Consequently, the inner and outer covers alternately couple adjacent buckets one to the other.

To afford tip leakage control between the buckets and the diaphragm 38, theouter cover is provided with a sealing lip 36 on the nozzle side of the turbine wheel, i.e., in axial opposition to the nozzle 39. The lip 36 projects radially outwardly with a small clearance from the diaphragm 38.

Referring now to FIGS. 8 and 9, buckets 10 are provided with an aperture 40adjacent their mid-section for receiving the tiewire 24. Sleeves 41 are provided between the adjacent buckets on the tiewires and constitute enlargements against which the buckets may butt. FIG. 9 illustrates the arrangement of the tiewire 24 about the entire bucket wheel, with the sleeves 41 being illustrated at representative positions.

In FIG. 8, the dashed lines 42 within the outer surfaces of the pair of buckets illustrated represent the theoretical aerodynamically efficient cross-section for the bucket profile of the present invention at the radial distance from the bucket root corresponding to the aperture 40 for the tiewire. However, because of structural and mechanical reasons, the mid-section of each bucket is built-up about a half-inch radially on either side of the centerline of the aperture 40 to accommodate the tiewire and afford necessary mechanical strength to the bucket.

Referring now to FIG. 10, there is illustrated a representative bucket section profile at a predetermined radial distance from the root section. This radial distance is taken from a datum line D.L. at the intersection of the bucket root section 12 and the finger dovetail 14 as illustrated inFIG. 1. Each profile section at that radial distance is defined in X-Y coordinates by adjacent points identified by representative numerals 1 through 15 and which adjacent points are connected one to the other along the arcs of circles having radii R. For example, the arc connecting points10 and 11 constitute a portion of a circle having a radius R and a center at 44 as illustrated. Values of the X-Y coordinates and the radii R for each bucket section profile taken at specific radial locations or heights from the root section of the bucket are tabulated in the following charts constituting Table I. The charts identify the various points along a profile section at the given radial distance from the root section by their X-Y coordinates and it will be seen that the charts have anywhere from 12 to 21 representative X-Y coordinate points, depending upon the profile section height from the root. These values are given in inches andrepresent actual bucket configuration at ambient non-operating conditions. The value for each radius R provides the length of the radius defining thearc of the circle between two of the adjacent points identified by the X-Y coordinates. The sign convention assigns a positive value to the radius R when the adjacent two points are connected in a clockwise direction and a negative value to the radius R when the adjacent two points are connected in a counterclockwise direction. By providing X-Y coordinates for spaced points about the blade profile at selected radial positions or heights from the root section and defining the radii of circles connecting adjacent points, the profile of the bucket is defined at each radial position and thus the bucket profile is defined throughout its entire length.

From a review of the following charts, it will be appreciated that there are two sets of X-Y coordinates and radii R for the bucket profile at boththe 10-inch and 19.835 inch radial distances from the root section. The chart marked XIX marked "Build-up section" provides the X-Y coordinates and radii R of the actual bucket profile as thickened or built-up with bucket material from the desired theoretical aerodynamic profile at that distance from the root section. At the profile 10 inches from the root section, the build-up is provided about one-half inch radially on oppositesides of the axis of the apertures receiving the tiewire. That is, the bucket profile at the 10 inch distance from the root section is built up for a radial distance of one inch centered on the axis of the tiewire in accordance with those coordinates and radii. The other Chart XX at the profile section 10 inches from the root section provides the desired theoretical aerodynamic profile at that radial location. This theoretical aerodynamic profile is represented by the dashed lines in FIG. 8. Similarly, the tips of the buckets are built up for mechanical strength reasons. Accordingly, Chart XLI, designated as "Build-up section" providesX-Y coordinates and radii R for the actual bucket profile at the tip as built up. The theoretical desirable aerodynamic profile is provided by Chart XL at that same distance from the root. The radial extent of the built-up section at the tip is 0.875 inches.

It will be appreciated that having defined the profile of the bucket at various selected heights from the root, properties of the bucket such as the maximum and minimum moments of inertia, the area of the bucket at eachsection, the twist, torsional stiffness, sheer centers, vane width, can be ascertained.

                  TABLE I                                                          ______________________________________                                         CHART I                                                                        SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 0.                                                      PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        1.5780       -0.8924  -2.7166                                         2        1.1759       -0.4557  -1.8000                                         3        -1.0823      -0.3687  -2.0601                                         4        -1.3141      -0.5698  -3.5761                                         5        -1.4912      -0.7619  0.1289                                          6        -1.5271      -0.7910  0.0246                                          7        -1.5633      -0.7660  0.1289                                          8        -1.5462      -0.7177  4.3669                                          9        -1.1248      -0.1318  1.9584                                         10        -0.6240      0.2875   1.1600                                         11        0.1536       0.4303   1.5415                                         12        0.4407       0.3532   1.4204                                         13        0.8164       0.1423   2.2262                                         14        1.2047       -0.2477  4.2694                                         15        1.6077       -0.8738  0.0176                                         16        1.5780       -0.8924  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART II                                                                       SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 1.500                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -1.3913      -0.7036  0.0279                                          2        -1.4320      -0.6742  0.1656                                          3        -1.4114      -0.6814  3.9584                                          4        -1.0035      -0.0494  1.6472                                          5        -0.5275      0.3310   0.9919                                          6        0.2414       0.3992   1.5434                                          7        0.8050       0.0737   2.6068                                          8        1.1676       -0.3312  4.7197                                          9        1.5282       -0.9155  0.0180                                         10        1.4977       -0.9344  -2.8131                                        11        0.9268       -0.3501  -1.7017                                        12        0.3639       -0.0676  -1.5622                                        13        -0.9920      -0.3404  -2.7311                                        14        -1.3490      -0.6705  0.1571                                         15        -1.3913      -0.7036  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART III                                                                      SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 2.000                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        1.4716       -0.9486  -2.9291                                         2        0.9662       -0.4108  -1.7962                                         3        0.6225       -0.1778  -1.4500                                         4        -0.1838      -0.0204  -1.4911                                         5        -0.7167      -0.1746  -1.6522                                         6        -1.0277      -0.3791  -3.2037                                         7        -1.3089      -0.6435  0.1532                                          8        -1.3487      -0.6738  0.0293                                          9        -1.3913      -0.6434  0.1532                                         10        -1.3719      -0.5894  3.9745                                         11        -0.9843      -0.0438  1.5934                                         12        -0.6321      0.2658   1.1928                                         13        -4.4548      0.3642   0.9400                                         14        0.1659       0.4164   1.2530                                         15        0.4393       0.3101   1.6674                                         16        0.7927       0.0583   2.5906                                         17        1.1320       -0.3269  4.9204                                         18        1.5024       -0.9295  0.0181                                         19        1.4716       -0.9486  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART IV                                                                       SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 2.500                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        - 1.3090     -0.6436  0.0296                                          2        -1.3519      -0.6117  0.1889                                          3        -1.3298      -0.5526  3.5275                                          4        -0.9318      0.0018   1.4826                                          5        -0.4964      0.3423   0.9239                                          6        0.2819       0.3742   1.5681                                          7        0.7771       0.0464   2.9758                                          8        1.1445       -0.3901  5.1611                                          9        1.4769       -0.9435  0.0183                                         10        1.4459       -0.9626  -3.0611                                        11        0.9891       -0.4597  0.                                             12        0.9339       -0.4110  -1.7945                                        13        0.6555       -0.2096  -1.4285                                        14        -0.1074      -0.0138  -1.4448                                        15        -0.9134      -0.2987  -2.7735                                        16        -1.2655      -0.6107  0.1677                                         17        -1.3090      -0.6436  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART V                                                                        SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 3.000                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -1.2713      -0.6127  0.0304                                          2        -1.3152      -0.5800  0.1880                                          3        -1.2934      -0.5213  3.4103                                          4        -0.9168      0.0077   1.4445                                          5        -0.5012      0.3383   0.9024                                          6        0.3017       0.3591   1.5912                                          7        0.7819       0.0148   3.3925                                          8        1.1577       -0.4566  5.4984                                          9        1.4519       -0.9575  0.0184                                         10        1.4206       -0.9767  -3.2051                                        11        0.9839       -0.4846  0.                                             12        0.9234       -0.4291  -1.8240                                        13        0.6290       - 0.2094 -1.3833                                        14        -0.1994      -0.0173  -1.3882                                        15        -0.8677      -0.2702  -2.6732                                        16        -1.2272      -0.5798  0.1731                                         17        -1.2713      -0.6127  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART VI                                                                       SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 3.500                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -1.2355      -0.5813  0.0311                                          2        -1.2803      -0.5479  0.1874                                          3        -1.2586      -0.4893  3.3830                                          4        -0.9263      -0.0126  1.4818                                          5        -0.5227      0.3257   0.8807                                          6        0.3029       0.3511   1.5587                                          7        0.7579       0.0120   3.6609                                          8        1.1487       -0.4913  5.8736                                          9        1.4273       -0.9714  0.0185                                         10        1.3958       -0.9907  -3.3586                                        11        0.9750       -0.5058  0.                                             12        0.9132       -0.4470  -1.7934                                        13        0.5291       -0.1684  -1.3148                                        14        -0.2507      -0.0198  -1.3429                                        15        -0.8329      -0.2478  -2.5916                                        16        -1.1915      -0.5490  0.1760                                         17        -1.2355      -0.5813  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART VII                                                                      SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 4.000                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        1.3712       -1.0045  -3.5186                                         2        0.9268       -0.4887  -1.9953                                         3        0.6184       -0.2359  - 1.3900                                        4        0.1231       -0.0308  -1.1727                                         5        -0.5549      -0.0963  -1.4966                                         6        -0.8790      -0.2800  -2.8055                                         7        -1.1605      -0.5202  0.1676                                          8        -1.2012      -0.5494  0.0320                                          9        -1.2473      -0.5155  0.1676                                         10        -1.2271      -0.4598  3.6724                                         11        -0.9758      -0.0834  1.7614                                         12        -0.7357      0.1741   1.2583                                         13        -0.4862      0.3448   0.8500                                         14        0.2846       0.3517   1.4982                                         15        0.6993       0.0465   3.0793                                         16        0.9591       -0.2631  4.9647                                         17        1.2053       -0.6328  6.3439                                         18        1.4029       -0.9851  0.0186                                         19        1.3712       -1.0045  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART VIII                                                                     SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 4.500                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -1.1692      -0.5173  0.0319                                          2        -1.2148      -0.4820  0.2119                                          3        -1.1912      -0.4206  3.1160                                          4        -0.8743      0.0310   1.3201                                          5        -0.4948      0.3402   0.8266                                          6        0.3042       0.3345   1.6035                                          7        0.7417       -0.0260  4.3444                                          8        1.1132       -0.5342  6.7987                                          9        1.3789       -0.9990  0.0187                                         10        1.3469       -1.0183  -3.6753                                        11        0.8956       -0.4871  0.                                             12        0.8482       -0.4410  -1.7066                                        13        0.4021       -0.1283  -1.2122                                        14        -0.2409      -0.0125  -1.2343                                        15        -0.7685      -0.2028  -2.3788                                        16        -1.1252      -0.4861  0.1792                                         17        -1.1692      -0.5173  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART IX                                                                       SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 5.000                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -1.1385      -0.4845  0.0324                                          2        -1.1845      -0.4485  0.2106                                          3        -1.1608      -0.3878  3.0391                                          4        -0.8367      0.0674   1.1952                                          5        -0.4637      0.3575   0.7978                                          6        0.3057       0.3254   1.6863                                          7        0.7450       -0.0593  4.8415                                          8        1.0943       -0.5540  7.4497                                          9        1.3550       -1.0126  0.0188                                         10        1.3228       -1.0320  -3.8217                                        11        0.8816       -0.5015  0.                                             12        0.8485       -0.4683  -1.8602                                        13        0.4390       -0.1582  -1.2008                                        14        -0.2071      -0.0071  -1.1721                                        15        -0.7400      -0.1810  -2.2516                                        16        -1.0945      -0.4540  0.1801                                         17        -1.1385      -0.4845  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART X                                                                        SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 5.500                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -1.1097      -0.4515  0.0328                                          2        -1.1559      -0.4148  0.2090                                          3        -1.1322      -0.3547  2.9574                                          4        -0.8078      0.0951   1.1097                                          5        -0.4406      0.3707   0.7700                                          6        0.3058       0.3169   1.7886                                          7        0.7469       -0.0928  5.3890                                          8        1.0664       -0.5591  8.3128                                          9        1.3313       -1.0261  0.0189                                         10        1.2989       -1.0455  -3.7895                                        11        0.7825       -0.4322  -1.8612                                        12        0.4172       -0.1590  -1.1769                                        13        -0.1978      -0.0043  -1 1312                                        14        -0.7343      -0.1709  -2.1821                                        15        -1.0661      -0.4219  0.1804                                         16        -1.1097      -0.4515  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XI                                                                       SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 6.000                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        1.2751       -1.0593  -4.5171                                         2        1.0251       -0.7239  -3.0609                                         3        0.7922       -0.4704  -2.0563                                         4        0.4872       -0.2168  -1.2900                                         5        0.0750       -0.0321  -1.0279                                         6        -0.5286      -0.0642  -1.2685                                         7        -0.8164      -0.2140  -2.5006                                         8        -1.0424      -0.3914  0.1744                                          9        -1.0827      -0.4181  0.0333                                         10        -1.1297      -0.3815  0.1744                                         11        -1.1084      -0.3264  3.0829                                         12        -0.8138      0.0856   1.1498                                         13        -0.5515      0.3140   0.9362                                         14        -0.4030      0.3904   0.7400                                         15        0.2919       0.3164   1.8189                                         16        0.7037       -0.0700  4.4279                                         17        0.9673       -0.4478  9.7217                                         18        1.3078       -1.0396  0.0191                                         19        1.2751       -1.0593  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XII                                                                      SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 6.500                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -1.0586      -0.3845  0.0328                                          2        -1.1045      -0.3475  0.2048                                          3        -1.0809      -0.2888  2.7082                                          4        -0.7624      0.1422   1.0016                                          5        -0.4291      0.3842   0.7203                                          6        0.2911       0.3078   1.9623                                          7        0.7357       -0.1454  6.8301                                          8        1.0341       -0.6078  12.3436                                         9        1.2844       -1.0530  0.0192                                         10        1.2514       -1.0727  -4.4963                                        11        0.9680       -0.6916  -2.8668                                        12        0.5416       -0.2745  -1.3503                                        13        0.1265       -0.0507  -1.0294                                        14        -0.7133      -0.1380  -1.8885                                        15        -1.0161      -0.3565  0.1793                                         16        -1.0586      -0.3845  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XIII                                                                     SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 7.000                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -1.0360      -0.3505  0.0325                                          2        -1.0814      -0.3136  0.2025                                          3        -1.0581      -0.2559  2.5436                                          4        -0.7550      0.1519   1.0218                                          5        -0.4625      0.3747   0.6979                                          6        0.2748       0.3088   2.0022                                          7        0.7196       -0.1582  7.9045                                          8        1.1148       -0.8008  0.                                              9        1.2612       -1.0665  0.0193                                         10        1.2282       -1.0862  -4.2255                                        11        0.9770       -0.7387  -3.1421                                        12        0.5817       -0.3291  -1.5464                                        13        0.1625       -0.0705  -1.0000                                        14        -0.7109      -0.1230  -1.6945                                        15        -0.9940      -0.3232  0.1783                                         16        -1.0360      -0.3505  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XIV                                                                      SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 7.500                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -1.0146      -0.3159  0.0323                                          2        -1.0595      -0.2791  0.2001                                          3        -1.0362      -0.2223  2.4284                                          4        -0.7491      0.1619   1.0307                                          5        -0.4799      0.3724   0.6753                                          6        0.2554       0.3130   2.0031                                          7        0.6986       -0.1636  9.0133                                          8        1.0780       -0.7888  0.                                              9        1.2388       -1.0798  0.0194                                         10        1.2054       -1.0996  -4.1274                                        11        0.9540       -0.7471  -3.2437                                        12        0.5817       -0.3522  -1.6541                                        13        0.1517       -0.0732  -0.9716                                        14        -0.7060      -0.1054  -1.5016                                        15        -0.9729      -0.2892  0.1773                                         16        -1.0146      -0.3159  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XV                                                                       SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 8.000                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        1.1834       -1.1129  -4.4571                                         2        0.8450       -0.6500  -2.7432                                         3        0.5196       -0.3210  -1.6515                                         4        0.1167       -0.0643  -0.9400                                         5        -0.6799      -0.0766  -1.0973                                         6        -0.7825      -0.1335  -1.7729                                         7        -0.9565      -0.2578  0.1703                                          8        -0.9935      -0.2807  0.0325                                          9        -1.0386      -0.2440  0.1703                                         10        -1.0173      -0.1914  2.5455                                         11        -0.7757      0.1376   1.1118                                         12        -0.4964      0.3697   0.6500                                         13        0.2263       0.3252   1.8268                                         14        0.5330       0.0282   2.5033                                         15        0.6914       -0.1888  8.2617                                         16        0.9455       -0.6056  11.9982                                        17        0.9905       -0.6852  72.1077                                        18        1.2170       -1.0930  0.0195                                         19        1.1834       -1.1129  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XVI                                                                      SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 8.500                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.9730      -0.2447  0.0323                                          2        -1.0172      -0.2070  0.1980                                          3        -0.9938      -0.1523  2.2084                                          4        -0.7253      0.1974   0.9657                                          5        -0.4739      0.3890   0.6352                                          6        0.2295       0.3162   2.0816                                          7        0.6602       -0.1752  11.4589                                         8        0.9954       -0.7431  0.                                              9        1.1957       -1.1059  0.0196                                         10        1.1620       - 1.1259 -6.1452                                        11        1.0159       -0.9071  -3.5384                                        12        0.5862       -0.4011  -1.8608                                        13        0.1302       -0.0745  -0.9247                                        14        -0.7012      -0.0713  -1.2569                                        15        -0.9321      -0.2198  0.1780                                         16        -0.9730      -0.2447  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XVII                                                                     SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 9.000                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.9520      -0.2075  0.0327                                          2        -0.9961      -0.1687  0.1983                                          3        -0.9724      -0.1153  2.0981                                          4        -0.7014      0.2273   0.8804                                          5        -0.4330      0.4150   0.6054                                          6        0.1765       0.3490   1.1753                                          7        0.2941       0.2490   2.3354                                          8        0.6662       -0.2184  14.4810                                         9        0.9689       -0.7433  0.                                             10        1.1750       -1.1185  0.0198                                         11        1.1411       -1.1388  0.                                             12        1.0564       -1.0083  -3.7319                                        13        0.5798       -0.4162  -1.9042                                        14        0.1085       -0.0679  -0.8999                                        15        -0.6776      -0.0445  -1.1821                                        16        -0.9118      -0.1843  0.1801                                         17        -0.9520      -0.2075  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XVIII                                                                    SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 9.500                                                   PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.9309      -0.1689  0.0332                                          2        - 0.9748     -0.1286  0.1987                                          3        -0.9503      -0.0758  2.0679                                          4        -0.6814      0.2532   0.8037                                          5        -0.3914      0.4380   0.5801                                          6        0.1323       0.3747   0.9389                                          7        0.2720       0.2596   2.4592                                          8        0.6468       -0.2224  15.8437                                         9        0.9436       -0.7436  0.                                             10        1.1546       -1.1312  0.0198                                         11        1.1206       -1.1514  0.                                             12        1.0210       -0.9973  -3.8173                                        13        0.5684       -0.4256  -1.9548                                        14        0.0964       -0.0646  -0.8851                                        15        -0.6518      -0.0173  -1.1070                                        16        -0.8912      -0.1474  0.1826                                         17        -0.9309      -0.1689  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XIX                                                                      SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 10.000                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.9291      -0.1296  0.0340                                          2        -0.9534      -0.0868  0.1780                                          3        -0.9292      -0.0367  2.2000                                          4        -0.6871      0.2544   0.8361                                          5        -0.1366      0.5014   0.6000                                          6        0.1470       0.4467   1.0000                                          7        0.5243       0.1427   3.5000                                          8        1.1358       -1.1483  0.0200                                          9        1.1023       -1.1671  0.                                             10        0.6303       -0.6951  -1.2000                                        11        0.0720       -0.3793  0.                                             12        -0.9291      -0.1296  0.                                             (Build-up section)                                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XX                                                                       SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 10.000                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        1.0998       -1.1641  4.1172                                          2        1.0268       -1.0508  -4.1172                                         3        0.8685       -0.8145  -3.8793                                         4        0.5399       -0.4177  -1.9522                                         5        0.0796       -0.0584  -0.8747                                         6        -0.6898      -0.0149  -1.2706                                         7        -0.8748      -0.1117  0.1782                                          8        -0.9092      -0.1286  0.0340                                          9        -0.9534      -0.0867  0.1782                                         10        -0.9292      -0.0367  2.2003                                         11        -0.6873      0.2541   0.8361                                         12        -0.4731      0.4110   0.6117                                         13        -0.2103      0.4783   0.5341                                         14        0.0365       0.4261   0.7362                                         15        0.2415       0.2800   2.3756                                         16        0.5275       -0.0704  4.3683                                         17        0.6652       -0.2902  12.8078                                        18        0.8916       -0.6932  0.                                             19        1.1340       -1.1435  0.0200                                         20        1.0998       -1.1641  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXI                                                                      SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 10.500                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.8878      -0.0866  0.0342                                          2        -0.9306      -0.0424  0.2195                                          3        -0.9013      0.0126   2.0443                                          4        -0.6365      0.3086   0.6742                                          5        -0.3284      0.4701   0.5491                                          6        0.1093       0.3829   0.9654                                          7        0.2858       0.2220   3.0670                                          8        0.6061       -0.2292  17.6031                                         9        0.9411       -0.8317  0.                                             10        1.1131       -1.1559  0.0201                                         11        1.0788       -1.1765  2.5202                                         12        1.0110       -1.0707  -4.2053                                        13        0.5840       -0.4860  -2.2047                                        14        0.1157       -0.0811  -0.9174                                        15        -0.4018      0.0647   -0.9545                                        16        -0.8500      -0.0693  0.1887                                         17        -0.8878      -0.0866  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXII                                                                     SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 11.000                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.8658      -0.0436  0.0351                                          2        -0.9083      0.0029   0.2184                                          3        -0.8771      0.0573   2.0831                                          4        -0.6179      0.3329   0.6324                                          5        -0.3525      0.4730   0.5464                                          6        0.1182       0.3726   1.0935                                          7        0.3054       0.1845   3.5489                                          8        0.5765       -0.2177  18.5392                                         9        0.9706       -0.9348  0.                                             10        1.0923       -1.1684  0.0198                                         11        1.0580       -1.1881  0.                                             12        0.9336       -0.9902  -4.4849                                        13        0.6585       -0.6003  -2.8186                                        14        0.3561       -0.2735  -1.8683                                        15        0.0723       -0.0580  -0.9052                                        16        -0.8293      -0.0288  0.1924                                         17        -0.8658      -0.0436  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXIII                                                                    SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 11.500                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.8439      - 0.0012 0.0362                                          2        -0.8857      0.0487   0.2431                                          3        -0.8514      0.1038   1.9647                                          4        -0.5909      0.3645   0.5921                                          5        -0.4508      0.4509   0.5429                                          6        0.1141       0.3711   1.1462                                          7        0.3054       0.1681   3.7395                                          8        0.5262       -0.1693  18.1674                                         9        0.9903       -1.0212  0.                                             10        1.0715       -1.1801  0.0204                                         11        1.0366       -1.2009  1.3061                                         12        0.9828       -1.1161  -4.9223                                        13        0.6416       -0.6057  -2.6912                                        14        0.2142       -0.1617  -1.2577                                        15        -0.0598      0.0104   -0.8971                                        16        -0.8096      0.0109   0.1985                                         17        -0.8439      -0.0012  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXIV                                                                     SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 12.000                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        1.0164       -1.2128  0.                                              2        0.9921       -1.1773  0.3963                                          3        0.9742       -1.1487  -5.2024                                         4        0.6145       -0.5977  -2.6362                                         5        0.4403       -0.3881  -2.7001                                         6        0.1875       -0.1474  -1.8888                                         7        -0.1589      0.0542   -0.8817                                         8        -0.7891      0.0492   0.2021                                          9        -0.8219      0.0394   0.0386                                         10        -0.8647      0.0936   0.2021                                         11        -0.8338      0.1409   2.0455                                         12        -0.6010      0.3676   0.5982                                         13        -0.3266      0.4956   0.4987                                         14        -0.1135      0.4882   0.5313                                         15        0.0839       0.3908   0.9500                                         16        0.2339       0.2428   2.3079                                         17        0.4220       -0.0266  14.2914                                        18        0.6113       -0.3531  12.7337                                        19        0.7814       -0.6658  28.9167                                        20        1.0514       -1.1922  0.0204                                         21        1.0164       -1.2128  0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXV                                                                      SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 12.500                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.8011      0.0772   0.0409                                          2        -0.8429      0.1379   0.2691                                          3        -0.8111      0.1825   1.5517                                          4        -0.5683      0.4052   0.5370                                          5        -0.1023      0.4896   0.5708                                          6        0.1392       0.3368   1.8130                                          7        0.3673       0.0362   11.0755                                         8        0.6690       -0.4937  22.9727                                         9        1.0320       -1.2037  0.0206                                         10        0.9964       -1.2245  0.                                             11        0.9773       -1.1967  0.6142                                         12        0.9458       -1.1458  -5.2539                                        13        0.6406       -0.6588  -2.9723                                        14        0.2449       -0.2041  -1.4418                                        15        -0.0938      0.0324   -0.8946                                        16        -0.7679      0.0851   0.2218                                         17        -0.8011      0.0772   0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXVI                                                                     SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 13.000                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.7809      0.1134   0.0439                                          2        -0.8218      0.1813   0.3316                                          3        -0.7931      0.2185   1.3279                                          4        -0.5607      0.4248   0.5196                                          5        0.0722       0.3951   0.6640                                          6        0.1580       0.3077   2.7571                                          7        0.4179       -0.0723  17.6914                                         8        0.9634       -1.1123  0.                                              9        1.0132       -1.2152  0.0209                                         10        0.9772       -1.2362  0.                                             11        0.9558       -1.2051  0.5598                                         12        0.9232       -1.1519  -5.1259                                        13        0.6364       -0.6809  -3.2637                                        14        0.3062       -0.2736  -1.7105                                        15        -0.0700      0.0236   -0.9042                                        16        -0.7458      0.1195   0.2430                                         17        -0.7809      0.1134   0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXVII                                                                    SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 13.500                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.7616      0.1494   0.0469                                          2        -0.8002      0.2252   0.4185                                          3        -0.7858      0.2425   1.1490                                          4        -0.5643      0.4380   0.5159                                          5        0.1228       0.3383   2.7279                                          6        0.3860       -0.0434  14.4194                                         7        0.8520       -0.9302  0.                                              8        0.9948       -1.2266  0.0210                                          9        0.9586       -1.2478  0.                                             10        0.9351       -1.2139  0.5215                                         11        0.9010       -1.1574  -4.6590                                        12        0.4282       -0.4254  -2.0426                                        13        -0.0517      0.0157   -0.9230                                        14        -0.7251      0.1533   0.2556                                         15        -0.7616      0.1494   0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXVIII                                                                   SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 14.000                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        0.9402       -1.2590  0.                                              2        0.9067       -1.2101  0.3476                                          3        0.8841       -1.1721  -4.9205                                         4        0.4434       -0.4650  -2.2665                                         5        0.0387       -0.0481  -1.4480                                         6        -0.1157      0.0590   -0.9433                                         7        -0.7058      0.1884   0.2641                                          8        -0.7425      0.1869   0.0504                                          9        -0.7805      0.2688   0.2641                                         10        -0.7604      0.2913   1.4302                                         11        -0.5834      0.4411   0.5066                                         12        0.0383       0.4164   0.6890                                         13        0.1458       0.3012   3.4881                                         14        0.3418       0.0058   8.1717                                         15        0.6035       -0.4713  28.5935                                        16        0.9771       -1.2379  0.0213                                         17        0.9402       -1.2590  14.2914                                        ______________________________________                                         CHART XXIX                                                                     SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 14.500                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.7256      0.2274   0.0512                                          2        -0.7585      0.3127   0.5860                                          3        -0.7455      0.3267   0.8833                                          4        -0.5509      0.4790   0.5008                                          5        0.0715       0.3804   1.2538                                          6        0.1919       0.2235   6.6466                                          7        0.5621       -0.4243  32.0727                                         8        0.9594       -1.2493  0.0215                                          9        0.9212       -1.2687  0.                                             10        0.7833       -1.0196  -5.0606                                        11        0.4248       -0.4615  -2.3865                                        12        -0.0526      0.0215   -1.0097                                        13        -0.6902      0.2262   0.2793                                         14        -0.7256      0.2274   0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXX                                                                      SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 15.000                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.7091      0.2702   0.0521                                          2        -0.7366      0.3589   0.6732                                          3        -0.6433      0.4346   0.6779                                          4        -0.4522      0.5379   0.4890                                          5        0.0398       0.4084   1.0386                                          6        0.1675       0.2461   6.9694                                          7        0.5444       -0.4246  36.9032                                         8        0.9422       -1.2605  0.0215                                          9        0.9048       -1.2815  0.                                             10        0.8719       -1.2328  0.4833                                         11        0.8407       -1.1794  -5.3274                                        12        0.4073       -0.4625  -2.4872                                        13        -0.0593      0.0293   -1.0902                                        14        -0.6768      0.2664   0.2909                                         15        -0.7091      0.2702   0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXXI                                                                     SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 15.500                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.6939      0.3138   0.0525                                          2        -0.7159      0.4043   0.7625                                          3        -0.5191      0.5289   0.5416                                          4        -0.3905      0.5669   0.4814                                          5        0.0298       0.4163   1.0954                                          6        0.1567       0.2490   7.4734                                          7        0.5186       -0.4096  43.0049                                         8        0.9255       -1.2714  0.0215                                          9        0.8880       -1.2924  0.                                             10        0.8535       -1.2407  0.5130                                         11        0.8212       -1.1852  - 5.5928                                       12        0.3567       -0.4178  -2.5124                                        13        -0.0765      0.0459   -1.1916                                        14        -0.6661      0.3083   0.2897                                         15        -0.6939      0.3138   0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXXII                                                                    SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 16.000                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        0.8722       -1.3029  0.                                              2        0.8334       -1.2443  0.4977                                          3        0.8040       -1.1935  -6.3697                                         4        0.5367       -0.7149  -5.1108                                         5        0.2674       -0.3205  -2.4060                                         6        -0.1200      0.0855   -1.2939                                         7        -0.6560      0.3503   0.2809                                          8        -0.6796      0.3568   0.0537                                          9        -0.6940      0.4517   0.2809                                         10        -0.6883      0.4557   1.0520                                         11        -0.5217      0.5464   0.4715                                         12        -0.0049      0.4510   0.7984                                         13        0.1126       0.3057   5.2443                                         14        0.2793       0.0218   8.8560                                         15        0.4751       -0.3584  49.1312                                        16        0.8796       -1.2171  0.                                             17        0.9096       -1.2822  0.0215                                         18        0.8722       -1.3029  12.7337                                        ______________________________________                                         CHART XXXIII                                                                   SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 16.500                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.6683      0.3990   0.0532                                          2        -0.6765      0.4934   0.7668                                          3        -0.4894      0.5784   0.4832                                          4        0.0300       0.4139   1.3698                                          5        0.1500       0.2332   11.5747                                          6       0.4773       -0.4019  73.4770                                         7        0.8945       -1.2921  0.0216                                          8        0.8570       -1.3133  1.3708                                          9        0.7682       -1.1629  -6.3780                                        10        0.2901       -0.3693  -2.8038                                        11        -0.0921      0.0678   -1.4670                                        12        -0.6464      0.3911   0.2872                                         13        -0.6683      0.3990   0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXXIV                                                                    SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 17.000                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.6582      0.4403   0.0537                                          2        -0.6593      0.5359   0.7172                                          3        -0.4731      0.6033   0.4966                                          4        0.0298       0.4118   1.4989                                          5        0.1542       0.2115   21.4950                                         6        0.5392       -0.5722  0.                                              7        0.8797       -1.3023  0.0214                                          8        0.8426       -1.3234  1.4573                                          9        0.7500       -1.1665  -7.0641                                        10        0.2803       -0.3756  -3.1808                                        11        -0.0792      0.0601   -1.6407                                        12        -0.6363      0.4304   0.2957                                         13        -0.6582      0.4403   0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXXV                                                                     SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 17.500                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.6501      0.4818   0.0543                                          2        -0.6438      0.5781   0.6579                                          3        -0.4572      0.6284   0.5196                                          4        0.0321       0.4048   1.7397                                          5        0.1625       0.1787   97.0736                                         6        0.6838       - 0.9240 0.                                              7        0.8647       -1.3129  0.0212                                          8        0.8280       -1.3337  1.5807                                          9        0.7312       -1.1696  -8.1195                                        10        0.2882       -0.4086  -3.8499                                        11        -0.0548      0.0382   -1.8265                                        12        -0.6260      0.4688   0.2962                                         13        -0.6501      0.4818   0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXXVI                                                                    SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 18.000                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        0.8128       -1.3443  0.                                              2        0.7652       -1.2710  0.5986                                          3        0.7336       -1.2164  -10.1035                                        4        0.4378       -0.6776  -7.8370                                         5        0.1935       -0.2893  -3.8073                                         6        -0.0830      0.0737   -1.9454                                         7        -0.6147      0.5061   0.2895                                          8        -0.6436      0.5244   0.0553                                          9        -0.6278      0.6221   0.2895                                         10        -0.6184      0.6248   0.8979                                         11        -0.5082      0.6479   0.5443                                         12        0.0187       0.4171   1.5269                                         13        0.1451       0.1950   0.                                             14        0.8487       -1.3244  0.0206                                         15        0.8128       -1.3443  49.1312                                        ______________________________________                                         CHART XXXVII                                                                   SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 18.500                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.6389      0.5695   0.0550                                          2        -0.6163      0.6650   0.5903                                          3        -0.0253      0.4688   0.7325                                          4        0.0418       0.3739   1.7875                                          5        0.1321       0.2010   0.                                              6        0.8313       -1.3369  0.0201                                          7        0.7961       -1.3563  0.                                              8        0.7565       -1.2956  0.8941                                          9        0.7098       -1.2151  -12.4411                                       10        0.3369       -0.5405  -6.8324                                        11        -0.0158      -0.0054  -2.1256                                        12        -0.5971      0.5389   0.3802                                         13        -0.6389      0.5695   0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXXVIII                                                                  SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 19.000                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.6353      0.6156   0.0555                                          2        -0.6041      0.7099   0.5435                                          3        -0.4856      0.7141   0.6398                                          4        0.0195       0.3988   2.0589                                          5        0.1223       0.1984   0.                                              6        0.8126       -1.3502  0.0196                                          7        0.7782       -1.3688  0.                                              8        0.7373       -1.3056  0.9929                                          9        0.6886       -1.2217  -16.6027                                       10        0.3384       -0.5780  -9.9262                                        11        -0.0104      -0.0137  -2.2100                                        12        -0.5871      0.5753   0.3596                                         13        -0.6353      0.6156   0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XXXIX                                                                    SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 19.500                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.6322      0.6622   0.0568                                          2        -0.5923      0.7558   0.4567                                          3        -0.4983      0.7515   0.7052                                          4        0.0153       0.3925   2.5090                                           5       0.1133       0.1927   0.                                              6        0.7930       -1.3640  0.0190                                          7        0.7595       -1.3818  0.                                              8        0.7123       -1.3078  0.9676                                          9        0.6726       -1.2396  0.                                             10        0.5326       -0.9745  -18.5725                                       11        -0.0078      -0.0207  -2.2696                                        12        -0.5807      0.6137   0.3272                                         13        -0.6322      0.6622   0.                                             ______________________________________                                         CHART XL                                                                       SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 19.835                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        0.7471       -1.3912  0.                                              2        0.6876       -1.2966  0.7000                                          3        0.6592       -1.2472  -38.3583                                        4        0.0479       -0.1206  -4.6443                                         5        -0.0683      0.0740   -2.2500                                         6        -0.5771      0.6396   0.3065                                          7        -0.6301      0.6933   0.0585                                          8        -0.5844      0.7875   0.3065                                          9        -0.5289      0.7831   0.7500                                         10        -0.0246      0.4495   0.9542                                         11        0.0163       0.3794   2.5393                                         12        0.1034       0.1977   0.                                             13        0.7800       -1.3739  0.0187                                         14        0.7471       -1.3912  0.0206                                         ______________________________________                                         CHART XLI                                                                      SECTION HT. FROM ROOT: 19.835                                                  PT. NO.   X            Y        R                                              ______________________________________                                          1        -0.6419      0.7225   0.0585                                          2        -0.5844      0.7875   0.3065                                          3        -0.5288      0.7831   0.7500                                          4        -0.4414      0.7627   0.                                              5        -0.1236      0.6680   0.5000                                          6        0.1866       0.4007   0.                                              7        0.7934       -0.8965  0.2150                                          8        0.8129       -1.0057  0.                                              9        0.7812       -1.3823  0.0187                                         10        0.7521       -1.3961  0.                                             11        0.4426       -1.1849  0.2150                                         12        0.3771       -1.1138  0.                                             13        -0.6039      0.6059   0.3030                                         14        -0.6419      0.7225   0.                                             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While the invention has been described with respect to what is presently regarded as the most practical embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various alterations and modifications may be made which nevertheless remain within the scope of the invention as defined by the claims which follow. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A bucket for a steam turbine having a profile in accordance with Charts I-XIX; XXI-XXXIX; and XLI inclusive of Table I.
 2. The bucket according to claim 1 having a theoretical aerodynamic profile according to Chart XX of Table I.
 3. The bucket according to claim 1 having a theoretical aerodynamic profile according to Chart XL of Table I.
 4. The bucket according to claim 3 having a theoretical aerodynamic profile according to Chart XX of Table I.
 5. A plurality of buckets constructed in accordance with claim 1 spaced circumferentially about an axis and having tips, and means for continuously coupling said tips one to the other about said axis.
 6. The buckets according to claim 5 including a plurality of inner covers connecting the tips of adjacent pairs of buckets one to the other and a plurality of outer covers connecting adjacent ones of adjacent pairs of said buckets one to the other and in radially overlying relation to said inner covers.
 7. A plurality of buckets according to claim 6 including a sealing rib projecting radially from said outer covers forming an annular sealing ring about the tips of said buckets.
 8. A bucket according to claim 1 wherein said bucket has a root connected to a dovetail, said dovetail having a projection and a corresponding recess on circumferentially opposite sides thereof.
 9. A bucket for a steam turbine having a profile in accordance with the Charts I-XVIII; and XX-XL inclusive of Table
 1. 